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135. Chaulelasmus streperus (Linn.) Gadwall. 



Transient visitant : less common than the mallard. March 20 — 

 April 30 ; Sept. 20 — Now i. More confined to the marshes than 

 either the mallard or black duck. 



136. Mareca penelope (Linn.) Widgeon. 



Accidental visitant. Keuka Lake, March 25, 1899 — C. F. 

 Stone. 



137. Mareca americana (Gmel.) Baldpate. 



Transient visitant; fairly common. March 20 — April 25; .Sept. 

 20 — Nov. 10. Frequents the marshes and shallow bays. 



139. Nettion carolinensis (Gmel.) Green-winged teal. 

 Transient visitant; fairly common. April; Sept. — Oct. Rare 



winter visitant. .Said to have bred near Buffalo — Berg. p. 4. Found 

 on marshy lakes, ponds and streams. 



140. Querquedula discors (Linn.) Blue- winged teal. 

 Transient visitant; fairly common. April; Sept. — Oct. A rare 



summer resident. Found along the lakes, bays and streams. 



141. Querquedula cyanoptera (Vieill. ) Cinnamon Teal. 

 Accidental visitant. Mr. James Flahive of Penn Yan has in his 



collection a fine specimen of this bird, which was killed in Yates County 

 on Seneca Lake in April, 1886. 



142. Spatula clypeata (Linn. ) Shoveller. 



Transient visitant; not common. April; Oct. — Nov. Found on 

 marshy streams and lakes. 



143. Dafila acuta (Linn.) Pintail. 



Transient visitant; common in the spring. March 15 — April 15. 

 Much less abundant in the fall, Sept. 25 — Nov. 15. Frequents the 

 flooded swamps, marshy streams and lakes. 



144. Aix sponsa (Linn.) Wood duck. 



Summer resident; fairly common. March 30 — Nov. 15. Found 

 on secluded, marshy streams and ponds. Less common than formerly 

 on account of the destruction of its nesting sites. 



146. Ay thya americana (Eyt.) Redhead. 



Transient visitant ; common. Sept. 25 — Nov. 25; Mar. 20 — April 

 30. Occasional winter visitant. Found on the lakes and larger ponds. 



